To complete the task steadily, Ding Yun did not dare to choose universes located in the center of the sea of cosmos.
Because the wizards in those universes were too terrifying, Law Wizards, and even Origin Wizards were not uncommon. Going there to revive the gods and attempt to harvest faith was no different from sending oneself to death?
So after careful selection.
Ding Yun specifically chose a universe that was clearly at the bottom of the energy tide, that is, at the end of the universe's exhalation period, also known as a universe on the verge of the age of the end of Dharma. She entered it and chose a world with the most life force to steal the divinity of the Sun God.
She successfully became the Sun God of that world.
The reason she specifically chose this universe was mainly because the wizard civilization was a civilization that relied on energy. As the saying goes, you can't raise a flood dragon by diving in shallow water. A universe in the era of the end of Dharma was destined not to produce any powerful wizards. Even if powerful wizards had emerged before, they had most likely already left or departed.
It was uncertain how much wizard inheritance remained in it, let alone any powerful wizards. At most, there were only some low-level wizards struggling to survive.
In the era of the end of Dharma, energy was scarce.
It was a problem whether one could maintain their cultivation realm without falling.
However, Ding Yun, who possessed a Law Divine Artifact, did not need as much energy. Faith was more important.
She could even convert faith into energy to use.
Therefore, entering such a universe and choosing a world with many ordinary lives was undoubtedly the best choice, at least guaranteeing safety in the early stage.
Even if she was discovered by wizards from other universes in the future.
She would have the ability to protect herself.
It was a perfect choice for developing in the early stage by playing it safe.
...
After using the power of the Law Divine Artifact to steal the divinity of the Sun God, Ding Yun only felt her vision darken and she lost consciousness. After an unknown period of time.
She finally woke up.
And was astonished to find that she had become the sun.
Or rather, she had become the star of the current world, shining upon all living things in the mortal realm from the sky.
But upon closer thought, it made sense. This world had no Sun God, and thus no Sun God's divine body for her to possess. She stole the divinity of the sun and became the Sun Star.
It was only natural.
With this thought, Ding Yun immediately accepted the matter with peace of mind and hurriedly used the Law Divine Artifact in her hand, the Scepter of the Sun Goddess, to begin drawing the power of faith related to the Sun God. Soon after, an endless stream of faith power from the mortal world below transformed into a torrent of faith.
Entering the Scepter of the Sun Goddess.
After being purified by the Scepter of the Sun Goddess, impurities, mortal world's karma, and the poison of faith were removed, finally transforming into pure faith power.
And integrated into Ding Yun's consciousness at that moment.
She officially began to ignite her divine fire and condense her divine spark.
Yes, it was that simple. She didn't need to become a charlatan and spread faith herself to directly possess enough faith power to become a god. This was why Ding Yun chose the Law of the Sun in the first place.
As mentioned before, many civilizations might not have faith in a God of Light, but they definitely have faith in a Sun God. Moreover, faith in this regard far surpassed faith in any other deity, because the sun is the source of life, which is applicable in almost every world. Not to mention the primitive era, even in the technological era, many people still held a certain reverence for the sun.
In the primitive stage of most civilizations, the Sun God was the supreme deity. Even if his divinity decreased in later stages.
He was indispensable.
Therefore, as long as there were no accidents, after becoming the Sun God of a world, one would inevitably obtain a vast and rich power of faith that could be directly absorbed by someone with the divinity of the Sun God. This was something Ding Yun had anticipated.
This was the advantage.
If she had chosen other laws that were not known to many people, she would not have enjoyed this benefit.
For example, the Law of Shadow, the Law of Blood, etc.
Without dedicated individuals to spread the teachings, which civilization would spontaneously generate corresponding faith?
Therefore, people who chose such laws were initially in hard mode. They might not have enough faith power to ignite their divine fire. So, the first thing they needed to do was to attach themselves to mortals, slowly spread their teachings to gain faith power, and then ignite their divine fire.
Not only was the process extremely tedious.
It also increased the risk of exposure.
Because the faith power was abundant, and the Law Divine Artifact replaced the divine kingdom for purifying faith, Ding Yun had no worries about the "poison of incense" at all. Therefore, her process of becoming a god was very smooth. Before long, she ignited her divine fire within the Sun Star, condensed the divine spark of the Sun God, and simultaneously absorbed faith power.
While absorbing the core energy of the Sun Star.
She condensed her divine body of the Sun God.
However, although her actions were understandable, they brought great panic to the mortal world below. Because when she absorbed the core energy of the Sun Star, the entire sun dimmed, and even the lifespan of the sun rapidly declined. The external manifestation was that the sunlight dimmed, and the temperature of the mortal world suddenly dropped.
In many places, the temperature dropped by twenty to thirty degrees.
For a time, not only the vast majority of humans in the mortal world were in panic, but various countries were also in panic. Especially those countries that had already observed the anomaly of the sun felt both inexplicable and frightened.
The normally very normal sun suddenly dimmed, aged rapidly, and its internal energy was rapidly disappearing. Who wouldn't find this inexplicable? If this situation was not curbed, the sun might rapidly decline into a red giant, or even collapse. At that time, humanity would definitely perish, so who wouldn't be afraid?
Then, the faith power directed towards Ding Yun.
Suddenly increased sharply.
Why do gods create disasters and punish humans? If life was peaceful and carefree without disasters, who would believe in gods? If life in the mortal world was like heaven, who would yearn for heaven?
This sudden surge of faith power directly awakened Ding Yun, who was in the process of condensing her divine body. Through that faith power, she quickly realized the extent of the impact her actions were having. To avoid continuing down this path, which could lead to extreme cold sweeping through the mortal world, or even an ice age and heavy casualties for humanity, Ding Yun quickly stopped condensing her divine body.
Then, she took the opportunity to perform a divine miracle.
She made the sun regain its original radiance while simultaneously scattering countless rays of sunlight with slight healing properties downwards, specifically bestowing them upon mortals who had just prayed for the Sun God's protection. It could heal illnesses and strengthen the healthy, and even regenerate severed limbs.
However, after completing this, Ding Yun, in order to prevent her yet-to-be-condensed divine body from collapsing and thus ruining her initial plan, had no time to understand the changes in the mortal world after performing the divine miracle. She hurriedly left the sun and headed directly to other lifeless star systems.
The divine body of the Sun God definitely needed to be condensed. Condensing it here might pose a destructive danger to humanity.
So, she could only go to nearby lifeless star systems to absorb stellar energy and condense her divine body.
Condensing the divine body of the Sun God was one of the core parts of Ding Yun's plan. Only by condensing her divine body could she cultivate herself while simultaneously absorbing faith power, advancing on both fronts.
Pure faith gods were too limited.
To break through to become a supreme god or a creator god relying solely on faith power required an extremely terrifying amount of faith. To describe it, even if all the life in an entire universe provided faith power, it would still be difficult to become a creator god, or it would require an extremely long time.
Conquering dozens or even hundreds of universes and drawing faith power might allow one to break through to become a creator god in a short period.
This was undoubtedly a waste of time and very dangerous. Therefore, Ding Yun planned to take a dual approach. In the early stage, she would quickly gain a certain level of strength through faith power, and in the later stage, she could fully rely on cultivation with faith power as a supplement.
In the era of the end of Dharma, stellar energy was the highest-level energy that was easiest to obtain in the universe.
It could be said that before Ding Yun chose her Law Divine Artifact.
She had already made arrangements in advance.
She was definitely a master strategist.